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The Man in Grey | 1943 | Margaret Lockwood, Phyllis Calvert
James Mason attributed his success as the sadistic 18th-century aristocrat Lord Rohan in this melodrama to ‘sheer bad temper’ at…
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The Cruel Sea | 1953 | Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden
Based on Nicholas Monsarrat’s best selling novel, which was in turn derived from his experiences on the North Sea convoys,…
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A Night to Remember | 1958 | Kenneth More, Ronald Allen
A pretty accurate re-creation of the big ship Titanic’s sinking, with Kenneth More and Robert Ayres among those trying to…
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Becket | 1964 | Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole
Two of the finest actors of their generation, Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole, square off in this splendid production of…
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Captain Boycott | 1947 | Stewart Granger, Kathleen Ryan
Fine performances from an ensemble cast, which includes Robert Donat in a cameo, enliven this basically humdrum historical drama. Inspired…
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Valentino | 1977 | Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron,
Ken Russell’s biopic of Rudolph Valentino, one of the silent era’s greats, is not a patch on the numerous biographies…
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The Battle of the River Plate | 1956 | John Gregson, Anthony Quayle,
Battle Of The River Plate, made only 17 years after the event, depicts one of the defining moments of the…
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Scott of the Antarctic | Ealing 1948 | John Mills, Kenneth More
Every English schoolboy is taught the story of Captain Scott’s failed expedition in the Antarctic. How he and a small…
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The Dam Busters | 1955 | Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave
With the war won, the British film industry began the action replays, showing in minute detail how Our Boys gave…
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